Third Report: 1997-2002
Committee of Concerned Citizens
Anupama Printers, Hyderabad, 2002
pp xxii+434, no recommended price
Founded in 1997 in response to the People's War Group and state violence, the Committee of Concerned Citizens has investigated abuses in Andhra Pradesh and facilitated discussions between the insurgents and the government. This volume, which includes correspondence and reports between 1997 and 2002, documents abuses committed by, and the negotiating positions of, the concerned parties. Convened by SR Sankaran, a retired Indian Administrative Service officer, the 14-person committee of senior journalists, academics and lawyers has had high-level access to leaders of both sides, making this report a fairly comprehensive overview of the ongoing search for reconciliation in Andhra Pradesh.
Where There Is No Psychiatrist: A mental health manual
By Vikram Patel
Gaskell, Glasgow, 2003
pp xxii+266, no recommended price
ISBN 1 90242 75 7
In the absence of professional psychiatric services, families and otherwise trained medical personnel often provide informal mental health counselling. Written in a textbook format with numerous illustrations, this manual includes guidelines for diagnosing common mental illnesses such as depression and retardation, explanations of non-institutional treatment options, and recommendations for patients and family members of persons suffering from a mental illness. Geared for the non-specialist, the book is intended for distribution among English-readers who lack access to institutional psychiatric services, principally those in villages and under-serviced areas. The book includes usage recommendations, dosage prescriptions for many common mental health medicines, and contains charts for tracking a patient's condition.
Tibet, Tibet: A personal history of a lost land
By Patrick French
HarperCollins India, New Delhi, 2003
pp 333, INR 395
ISBN 81 7223 508 9